Gov’t still wooing airlines for direct to Canada flights

Government is still engaging airlines in a bid to secure another service provider for the Guyana to Canada route, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill recently said as he disclosed that talks with Air Canada are still ongoing.

“Well, I can tell you guys we’re talking with many airlines and Air Canada just happens to be one. President [Irfaan] Ali has been very clear to us that we need to do everything to ensure we have a direct flight [between] Guyana and Canada. That’s something that we are pursuing,” Edghill said at a press conference when he announced the return of British Airways to Guyana.

According to the Minister, they have been in negotiating and taking with other airlines, such as WestJet. Additionally, the minister indicated that when a delegation attends the Routes conference in Las Vegas later this year, they will utilise the opportunity to negotiate with other service providers to look at the possibilities of operating here.

A delegation will be attending the conference in October in a bid to attract new airlines to commence operations in Guyana and secure agreements.

In February of this year, Ali met with representatives of Air Canada, the largest Canadian airline, at the Marriott Hotel on the sidelines of the ‘International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2022’.

Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines is the only air services provider on the route directly from Guyana.